The Federal Government should work with states to stimulate the economy by delivering hundreds of infrastructure projects that it has funded but not completed. Since taking office the Government has invested more than $5 billion less on rail and road projects than it has announced in its annual Budgets. They include $100 million worth of

Scott Morrison has ignored more than a dozen warnings from Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe to lift investment in rail and roads to prevent Australia’s economic slowdown. Despite Dr Lowe’s calls for the Government to do its bit to boost economic and jobs growth, only 30 per cent of all infrastructure projects announced in this

Today’s cry for help from states and the business community is another damning indictment of the Liberals’ failures on infrastructure and the economy. Several states – including the NSW Liberal Government – have urged Scott Morrison to bring forward his infrastructure promises from the never never to now to stimulate Australia’s floundering economy. And business

The Morrison Government is failing to deliver the critical nation building infrastructure that will produce jobs, lift wages and stimulate Australia’s economy – and even the NSW Liberals agree. NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet has launched an extraordinary attack on this hopeless do-nothing third term Federal Government, comparing them to “local councillors”. “I hear federal ministers

CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR INFRASTRUCTURE, TRANSPORT AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT MEMBER FOR BALLARAT ANDREW GILES MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR CITIES AND URBAN INFRASTRUCTURE SHADOW MINISTER FOR MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS SHADOW MINISTER ASSISTING FOR IMMIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP MEMBER FOR SCULLIN FINDING MELBOURNE ON THE MAP IS A START, BUT IT’S FAR FROM ENOUGH, MR TUDGE Media

THIRD TERM GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLAN FOR INFRASTRUCTURE The Government’s admission that it is only just starting to think about shovel-ready projects is another damning indictment of its record on infrastructure and economic growth. Today’s Australian Financial Review reports that after almost six years in power, the third term Liberal Government will finally consider bringing

SHADOW CABINET APPOINTMENT I am delighted to be appointed Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Development. This is a key economic portfolio and I thank our new leader, Anthony Albanese, for entrusting me with the job he has held for the last six years. I have previously served in a number of roles –

LABOR TO SUPPORT TURNING POINT A Shorten Labor Government will invest $13.5 million to deliver Turning Point’s early intervention programs to an additional 20,000 Australians struggling with addiction. This election will be a choice between a united Shorten Labor Government which will reverse the Liberals’ health cuts and give our community the health care it

CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT JULIE COLLINS MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR AGEING AND MENTAL HEALTH MEMBER FOR FRANKLIN JUSTINE KEAY MP  MEMBER FOR BRADDON BRIAN MITCHELL MP  MEMBER FOR LYONS ROSS HART MP MEMBER FOR BASS BEN MCGREGOR CANDIDATE FOR CLARK LABOR WILL INVEST $150 MILLION MORE IN

CATHERINE KING MP SHADOW MINISTER FOR HEALTH AND MEDICARE MEMBER FOR BALLARAT LIBBY COKER LABOR CANDIDATE FOR CORANGAMITE LABOR WILL ESTABLISH SENATE INQUIRY TO INVESTIGATE CANCER RATES ON BELLARINE PENINSULA A Shorten Labor Government will establish a Senate Inquiry to investigate cancer rates on the Bellarine Peninsula. The Senate Inquiry will provide the community with